Commission takes decisions on senior management staff

On a proposal from President Barroso² and Vice-President Šefcovic³, the Commission has today taken further decisions relating to its senior management staff. These decisions concern the appointment of a Deputy Director-General in the Directorate General for Regional Policy (DG⁴ REGIO⁵), the appointment of a Director in the Directorate General Environment (DG ENV⁶) and the transfer of an official to a post of Director in the Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN⁷).

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  Mr Nicholas MARTYN, a British official who is currently Director of the DG REGIO Directorate in charge of Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Slovenia, was appointed to a post of Deputy Director-General in that DG. He will be responsible for the development, coordination and communication of Cohesion Policy.

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  The second appointment decision concerns Mr Robin MIÈGE, a French official. He will become Director of the Directorate "Strategy" of DG ENV. Mr Miège is currently Head of Unit in that DG.

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  The Commission furthermore decided to transfer Ms Anne BUCHER, at present Director of the Resources Directorate in Directorate General Information Society and Media (DG INFSO), to the function of Director in charge of structural reforms and competitiveness in DG ECFIN.

As with all such senior appointments, merit is the dominant criterion in these decisions. This is coupled with a search for the best possible match between Commissioners/Directors-General and its other Senior Managers. The Commission also strives to ensure an adequate balance of nationalities across its DGs and Services.

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  The European Commission is the executive body of the EU and runs its day-to-day business. It is made up of the College of Commissioners, 27 European Commissioners, one for each member state, who are each responsible for one or several policy areas. In addition, the 'Commission' also refers to the entire administrative body that supports the Commissioners, consisting of the Directorates-General and the Services.
   
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  José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956) is president of the European Commission. He has been in office since the 18th of November 2004. Prior to his installation as Commission president Barroso served as state secretary for foreign affairs and prime minister of Portugal. He holds a degree in political sciences and has worked in academia for a number of years. Barroso is member of the PSD (Partido Social Democrata), a centre-right party allied to the European People's Party.
   
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  Maroš Sefčovič (1966) is a Commission Vice-President and the European Commissioner for institutional affairs in the Commission-Von der Leyen on behalf of Slovakia. Since August 22nd 2023 he is also responsible for the Green Deal and - temporarily - climate policy. He was Commissionar for the energy union in the Juncker Commission and in the Barroso II Commission Sefčovič held the post of institutional affairs. Sefčovič is a member of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), which is aligned with the European People's Party.
   
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  Directoraten-generaal (DG's) zijn de grootste zelfstandige eenheden binnen het ondersteunend apparaat van de Europese Commissie. De directoraten-generaal zijn onderverdeeld in directoraten, die weer zijn onderverdeeld in administratieve eenheden. Daarnaast zijn er nog een aantal diensten, zoals de Juridische dienst.
   
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  This Directorate-General is responsible for European actions with regard to economic and social development of the least developed regions of the EU. The DG supports such regions with policies and structural programmes aimed at enhancing competitiveness economic growth of those regions.
   
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  This Directorate-General proposes new environmental laws and monitors the implementation of the new measures by the member states. The main goal is to protect the environment for future generations and to encourage sustainable development.
   
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  The main task of this Directorate-General is to ensure the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). This can be achieved by monitoring economic development, co-ordinating economic policy, analysing economic policies and providing advice on economic policies.